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President to decorate American general on Aug. 15

Polish President Andrzej Duda will decorate US General Frederick "Ben" Hodges with the Commander's Cross with a Star of the Order of Merit on the Armed Forces Day, on August 15, Marcin Skowron, the spokesperson the National Security Bureau, announced on Friday

According to Marcin Skowron, "the ceremony of decorating the US general was planned earlier".

The spokesman explained that the distinction was a sign of recognition "for his committment to the development of Polish-US military cooperation, the strengthening of the NATO eastern flank and increasing the US presence in Poland".